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Alto won't approach municipalities during election period
9+ hour, 5+ min ago (201+ words) Alto says it won't 'proactively engage with elected officials during the election period' but technical discussions could continue. KINGSTON — Technical discussions taking between local municipalities and Alto, the Crown corporation developing a high-speed rail project, will be paused during the…...
Nominations close for Kingston city council election
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (126+ words) The lowest number of candidates in a decade have filed to run for Kingston city council KINGSTON — A lower-than-normal number of candidates have filed to run for city council in the coming municipal election. Thirty-seven candidates stepped forward to contest…...
Johnston hits some of the right points in highlight murder of children
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (200+ words) RE: “Stop the war on children” by Geoffrey P. Johnston I am writing on behalf of Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East (CJPME). We were very pleased to see Johnston’s article focusing on the murder of children…...
Israeli children seem to be treated as an exception
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (140+ words) The Kingston Whig Standard RE: Geoffrey P. Johnston’s article, “Stop the war on children”: It is difficult to take seriously the claim that children must be protected “regardless of where they were born” when Israeli children seem to be treated as…...
When the property tax bill lands
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (973+ words) My property taxes went up again this year, just like yours. My first thought was, “What a drag. Another increase to absorb.” Then I thought, “I’m fortunate to be able to pay this bill.” I use and appreciate so many…...
Integrity and grace of Syl Apps
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (256+ words) Joining the provincial Progressive Conservative party, Apps was selected the candidate for Kingston, running in the 1963 election. (The riding merged into Kingston and the Islands before the 1967 election.) Apps won the seat with 49% of the vote in 1963; he won again…...
MAYOR: Spirit of Kingston never felt more fully and completely
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (745+ words) There are some days in life that you know will be remembered, and then there are days that become part of a country’s story. August 20, 2016, was one of those days. I still remember sitting in my office when the dates…...
Stop the war on children
1+ week, 3+ day ago (825+ words) Editor’s note: Part 2 in a series about conflict and children In an increasingly anarchic and violent international system in which children are victimized, maimed and even killed, a leading children’s rights organization is urging Canada to do even more to…...
Kingston-area townships wrestle with Alto NDA question
1+ week, 4+ day ago (624+ words) Many rural township councils approach non-disclosure agreements with Alto having already voted against supporting the high-speed rail project. CENTREVILLE — Township councils across the Kingston area are grappling with the question of signing a non-disclosure agreement with the Crown corporation developing…...
Kingston to work with Feed the People to secure funding
1+ week, 5+ day ago (520+ words) Feed the People offered a second chance to apply for city funding so it can sort out its permit and licensing. KINGSTON — The city is to work with a homeless support group so that it can access up to $70,000 in…...